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Addition of thiosemicarbazide, 4-allylthiosemicarbazide, and 4-phenylthiosemicarbazide to (formylphenyl)boronic acids affords a series of thiosemicarbazones containing boronic acids. Addition of 2-formylphenylboronic acid to the thiosemicarbazides gave the corresponding cyclic 2,3,1-benzodiazaborines. All new compounds have been investigated for potential antifungal activity.

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Addition of 3-H2NC6H4Bpin (pin = 1,2-O2C2Me4) to a series of aldehydes and 4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)acetophenone afforded the corresponding benzylideneamines in moderate to high yields. Hydroboration of these imines with catecholborane (HBcat, cat = 1,2-O2C6H4) at room temperature gives, upon aqueous workup, the corresponding borylamines. An X-ray diffraction study was carried out on imine 1h derived from 9-anthraldehyde and 3-H2NC6H4Bpin. Crystals of1h were triclinic, a = 9.6793(4) Å, b = 10.7397(4) Å, c = 11.5353(4) Å, α = 105.1890(10)o, β = 97.3030(10)o, γ = 102.1480(10)o, Z = 2 with space group P[Formula: see text] and crystals of N-[3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenyl]-4-methoxybenzylamine 2c were orthorhombic, a = 8.6612(4) Å, b = 10.3794(4) Å, c = 20.6033(9) Å, Z = 4 with space group P212121. Amines have been tested for their antifungal properties against Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus.Key words: benzylamines, boronate esters, aminoboron, hydroboration, antifungal.

From a design principle described in an earlier paper, a new series of substituted aryl methyl disulfides have been prepared and tested against Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus. Methyl p-nitrophenyl disulfide is more potent (by an order of magnitude) than the fungitoxic natural product (CH3SCH2S)2. With the present rationale in hand, one can anticipate which Polycarpamine is an effective antifungal agent.

A series of thiosulfonates have been prepared and tested against Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus. In general, the thiosulfonates are moderate antifungal agents—more potent than corresponding inactive disulfides and less potent than corresponding very active fungitoxic disulfides. Apair of thiosulfonates show high selectivity, each killing only one kind of fungus.

Gravity and magnetism are implemented to change the morphology of zinc oxide nanorod sensors during synthesis. The effects of gravity and magnetism can translate into future application of these nanorods through cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and easy-to-use biosensor technology with the quickest available sensing. The sensors can pave the way toward detection of both bacteria and fungi present on the surface with high sensitivity. This ability to sense microorganisms in a "non-solution-based" environment represents a key step forward in the fields of health and food safety, as well as solid-state nanomaterial biotechnology applications. Hundreds of thousands of people are affected each year by accidental contamination and current protocols are far from preventative. The results of the magnetic field studies when compared with previous results show that the following factors affect the outcome of applying magnetic field during the growth of nanorods on their morphology: the direction of growth with respect to gravity, the method of seeding, and the substrate.

Eight new fluoro- and methoxy-substituted benzodiazaborines have been prepared by a simple condensation reaction in high-to-excellent yields. All new compounds have been characterised by several physical methods, including X-ray diffraction studies on three examples. All new compounds were examined for antifungal activities against five species of potentially pathogenic fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, Rhizoctonia solani, Verticillium albo-atrum, and Verticillium dahliae). While substitution of the aromatic group derived from the 2-formylphenylboronic acid group had an effect on bioactivities, substitution on the parent thioamide C(=S)NH2 group of the starting thiosemicarbazide greatly reduced activities.